2/4th Battalion War Diary, February 1915

2/4th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/????
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Transcribed from the War Diary of the 2/4th Border Regiment (1914-1919) and not the original war diary. This book was published by Carlisle book company Chas. Thurnam and Sons in 1920. Entries from this source have been heavily abridged from their original form. This version of the war diary should be seen as a brief summary of events rather than a comprehensive account of the battalion's actions.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events
	16th		Captain V. S. Jones, 4 officers, and 167 other ranks proceeded to Fleetwood to provide the guards on the Arsenal and the Harbour.
	22nd		The Battalion was asked to volunteer for service in Burmah. Practically every man volunteered, but owing to a considerable number being too young for Foreign Service, only 767 N.C.O.'s and men were available. Japanese rifles had been received with which to arm the Battalion. These were, however, never issued, and Lee Enfield Mark 1* rifles were substituted. Owing to the previous shortage of rifles, and the necessity of using a certain number for guard duties, very few men had fired on an open range, except some of those transferred from Sittingbourne, and a small number who were exercised at Fleetwood.
	28th		Captain F. W. Halton, T.D., promoted Major and appointed Second in Command. Lieut. H. Thomson appointed Adjutant.

References / notes

• National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/????
• The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.